Strategy, Planning and Organization of Test Processes: Basis for Successful Project Execution in Software Testing

ISBN-13: 9783658369804 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

Frank Witte

Opis

The book provides concrete tips for the successful organization of software tests. Because: Planning and conception in advance are essential for successful test projects. Setting the right course prevents problems from the outset and highlights the need for action in software testing. In addition to theoretical basics, this work shows the implementation in practice and deals with typical problems. Frank Witte explains the decisive aspects to be considered in the test concept in order to optimally support and accompany the test process. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Strategie, Planung und Organisation von Testprozessen by Frank Witte, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

Spis treści

Test documents according to IEEE 829.- Test strategy.- Test objectives.- Test planning.- Test concept designation and introduction.- Test organization.- Process description.-Test objects and test phases.-Test stages.- Performance characteristics to be tested.-Performance characteristics that will not be tested.-Prioritization of test cases.-Permanent test organization.- Acceptance criteria .-Criteria for test termination and test continuation.-Test risks.-. Test data.-Test documentation.-Test tasks.-Test environment.-Responsibilities, accountabilities, and communication.-Personnel, onboarding, training.-Timetable/work plan.-Planning risks and contingencies.-Approval and release.-Project organization.-Testing methods.-Maturity of test management.-Special features of test organization in agile projects.-Artificial intelligence and cognitive testing.

O autorze

Frank Witte has many years of experience in software testing in various companies and industries. With every new software project, he finds it necessary to comprehensively plan test activities and organize the test. Therefore, he has already written several test concepts himself and experienced what is particularly important and which problems can be identified in advance and at the beginning of test processes, but also proactively prevented or reduced.

Blurb

Planning and conception in advance are essential for successful test projects. Setting the right course prevents problems from the outset and highlights the need for action in software testing. In addition to theoretical basics, this work shows the implementation in practice, deals with typical problems and explains decisive aspects to be considered in the test concept to optimally support and accompany the test process.

The Contents

• Test documents according to IEEE 829
• Test strategy, objectives, planning
• Designation of test concept and introduction
• Test organization 
• Process description
• Test objects, phases and stages
• Performance characteristics
• Not tested features
• Prioritization of test cases
Permanent test organization
• Acceptance criteria
• Criteria for test termination
• Test risks
Data, documentation, tasks and environment for test
• Responsibilities, communication
• Personnel, induction, training
• Schedule/work plan
Planning risks
• Approval/ release
• Project organization
• Test methods
Maturity level of test management
• Test organization in agile projects
• Artificial intelligence, cognitive testing

The Target Groups

Stakeholders in IT projects, consultancies, universities, research institutes

The Author

Frank Witte has many years of experience in software testing in various companies and industries. For every new software project, it is necessary to comprehensively plan test activities and organize tests. Therefore, he has already written several test concepts himself and has experienced what is particularly important and which problems can be identified in advance at the beginning of test processes, but also proactively prevented or reduced.